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The My Time Our Place Framework has been developed for school age care educators working in partnerships with children, families and the community, including schools. MTOP Framework aims to extend and enrich children's wellbeing and development in school age care settings. Here are 3 quick reference guides for educators in OOSH services to use when developing programs. The outcomes and…

You have a new child starting in your room, their excited, their parents are happy and the family seems to be settling in well with the centre environment. The first day has come for the child to start, parents say goodbye and then the child starts - screaming, crying, pulling, begging their parent not to leave. The following article Supporting…

Although there may be positions available, getting a job in the early childhood industry is competitive because there are always a lot of educators looking for work at any time of year. What can you do to stand out...You need an impressive resume! The following article How To Write A Resume For A Childcare Job is a guide on how…

With the Christmas holidays just around the corner early childhood services will be shutting down for a period of time and many of you will be on annual leave. Do you know how much annual leave you receive, how much annual leave you accumulate? The following article Annual Leave Entitlements For Educators will provide you with details on your annual…

Sometimes you know that it’s time to move on from your current centre. You may have found another centre to work with, your circumstances may have changed or you found another position. Whatever it is, when it’s time to resign and leave your current centre there are formalities that you need to address before you can leave. The following article…

You have just been appointed the Educational Leader of the service and you're not exactly sure where to start or what to do. The article "A Guide For Educational Leaders In Early Childhood Settings" will provide you with practical strategies on how to support and motivate educators, lead and develop the educational program and support continuous improvement of the service.…

As a student finding information and doing research is an important part of completing assignments. Once you find the information you need to complete the question, it's imperative you know how to reference the information that you are adding into your response. Since almost all information can be sourced from the internet itself, the following article "How To Reference Correctly…

This week is NAIDOC week (3 - 10 July)! To celebrate we have a brand new article - "Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures In Your Service". This article provides a range of strategies that your service can use to begin acknowledging and understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. There are also strategies to support educators to learn…